The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the collation of results in the November 11, 2023, Bayelsa State Governorship Election till noon today.

Results from six of the eight local government areas in the state namely Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Yenegoa, Sagbama, Nembe and Ekeremor have been collated. The remaining local government areas are Brass and Southern Ijaw.

Professor Faruq Kuta, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, and the state Returning Officer for the election in Bayelsa, adjourned the exercise last night.

Sixteen political parties sponsored candidates for the election in Bayelsa.

of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)’s main opponent is a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Governor of the state, Timipre Sylva.